"Squeeze Box" is a song by The Who. It peaked at number 10 on the UK charts and number 16 in the US. The song was also a number 1 hit in Australia and Canada and reached number 2 on the Irish charts. "Squeezebox" is a slang term for accordions and related instruments. The song's lyrics consist mostly of sexual innuendo ("She goes in and out and in and out", as an example). Written by Pete Townshend, the song was originally intended for a Who television special planned in 1974.[1]
Live performances
The song was first performed live at the New Bingley Hall in Stafford on 3 October 1975 and remained in the set for the rest of the 1975-1976 tour until drummer Keith Moon's final North American concert at the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto on 21 October 1976. The band later played it again in the last leg of the 1982 Tour, but have not performed it since. Townshend himself played the banjo on the track, as well as the accordion.
Personnel
Cover versions
- The song is covered by English squeezebox players John Kirkpatrick and Chris Parkinson on their album Sultans of Squeeze.
- Poison did a version of the song and released it as a single on the album Hollyweird in 2002. This was re-released in 2007 on their album Poison'd, where all the tracks are cover songs.
- Bobby Dall on The Who cover "Squeeze Box".
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...Actually, that was Rikki’s idea. When we came into rehearsals...to break the ice for the new record...before we started fightin’ and arguin’ about songs, we went through a list of covers and remakes. ...It was the song that stuck and I think it fits perfectly for our band. It has a great melody and a great vocal, but it's also kinda sparse and undefined...it was kinda like an open palette for us.[2] |
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Pop culture references
- The song is featured in the Freaks and Geeks episode "Dead Dogs and Gym Teachers", where Mr. and Mrs. Weir preview a Who album to see if there are any objectionable lyrics.
- An episode of Two and a Half Men which featured a spoof version of CSI, "Stiffs", used "Squeeze Box" as the theme song, parodying the practice of the CSI franchise of using songs by The Who as theme songs.
- In a deleted scene from Austin Powers in Goldmember, the Mike Myers character "Goldmember" references "Squeezebox" in the scene where he says "fazha" for the word "father."
References
- ↑ The Hypertext Who › Liner Notes › The Who By Numbers
- ↑ Bobby Dall on The Who cover song
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